Spraying the fire hose
The students got to see some of the equipment the firefighters need to do their job and even got to spray water from the fire engine and a 5 gallon backpack pump.
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Kids and Smokey Bear
Smokey Bear gets a hug from kids at the Children's Discovery Center in Pinedale.
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Bridger-Teton Participates in Fire Prevention Week
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
October 7, 2008
(Pinedale) – As part of the celebration of National Fire Prevention Week, the Bridger- Teton National Forest began visiting elementary schools around the Forest to share fire messages with the youth. Firefighters from the forest spent time explaining what a wildland fire is and what firefighters do when a fire is ignited on the forest. The children were also introduced to the workings of the fire engine and were given a meal-ready –to-eat (MRE) to try to understand what life on the fireline is like for the firefighters.
Fire Prevention Education Specialist Nan Stinson along with Engine Captain Brad Hall, Sean Carey, and Beau Rice from the Bridger-Teton National Forest, went to Mrs. Stevens 2nd grade class at Pinedale Elementary School to talk about wildfire.
The students got to see some of the equipment the firefighters need to do their job and even got to spray water from the fire engine and a 5-gallon backpack pump. Smokey Bear also made an appearance.
"It was a lot of fun for us to go to the classroom," commented Stinson. "They are learning about fires in school this week and it was nice to help bring the message home," she said.
The Bridger-Teton has more than 70 firefighters employed on the Forest. "Some people would think that the busiest time for our firefighters is in the summer months, but that isn’t necessarily so," said Fire Prevention Specialist Dean Burnham. "People get really careless this time of year and think that a little bit of moisture makes it okay to leave a campfire burning," he said. "We have had several abandoned campfires in the last couple of weeks that have kept the firefighters busy trying to keep these little fires from becoming big ones," said Burnham. "It is important that people are responsible and thoroughly extinguish their fires before leaving the area," he said. "Fire season isn’t over yet and it would be nice to spend fire prevention week in the classroom instead of chasing fires that shouldn’t have been left burning in the first place," he said.
Photos courtesy Bridger-Teton National Forest, US Forest Service
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